Website reputation report

cointelegraph.com

Last checked 2 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

cointelegraph.com is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include crypto, blockchain, ethereum.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

74/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History91 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene50 Transparency58 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about cointelegraph.com

Updated Sep 29, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on cointelegraph.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Founded in 2013, Cointelegraph is a leading independent digital media resource covering a wide range of news on blockchain technology, digital assets, AI, NFTs,…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Oct 17, 2013. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Oct 17, 2029. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 27, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 74/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on cointelegraph.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain NewsThe most recent news about crypto industry at Cointelegraph. Latest news about bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain, mining, cryptocurrency prices and more About CointelegraphFounded in 2013, Cointelegraph is a leading independent digital media resource covering a wide range of news on blockchain technology, digital assets, AI, NFTs, and emerging fintec Privy expands support for TRON with enhanced wallet and payment infrastructure for developersTRON DAO announced today that Privy is expanding its support for the TRON blockchain, giving developers and businesses more tools to build and operate financial applications at sca Ethereum Institutional Supports Ethlabs’ Motion to Reduce Ethereum Block TimesEthereum Institutional signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing the growing institutional activity coming on the blockchain. Tether Says It Helped Freeze $550M in Iran-Linked USDTTether says it helped freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT this year as Senate investigators called for a federal probe into its sanctions compliance. US SEC, CFTC to Oversee Crypto Market With Reduced LeadershipThe SEC and CFTC, soon to be led by three commissioners combined, appear to be moving forward with crypto-related guidance following the failed vote on the CLARITY Act. OpenAI Eyes $30B Raise as IPO Wait ContinuesInvestor demand is driving talks over a fresh OpenAI funding round as the ChatGPT developer holds off on going public. Dinari, Ondo Team With Kakaopay on Korean Stock TokenizationKakaopay Securities is exploring tokenized Korean stocks with Dinari and Ondo as South Korea prepares to implement its token securities framework. Crypto Today: MiCA Entrants in Greece, Bitget Hack Fallout GrowsToday in crypto, Bitget’s CEO weighs the chances of recovering stolen funds, Greece gets its first MiCA-registered providers, and NEAR blocks $50M tied to the hack. Bitwise Launches NEAR ETF After Token’s RallyBitwise has launched the first US spot NEAR ETF, giving investors exposure to the token as NEAR expands its focus on AI agents and cross-chain transactions.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on cointelegraph.com

9 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

cryptoTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
blockchainTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
ethereumTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
nearTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
todayTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
tokenTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
expandsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
firstH1, Meta description2 sampled pages
recentH1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
91/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
50/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
58/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-09-29T06:26:15+00:00
HTML bytes submitted413,931
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-29T18:00:06+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,017

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

3 resources checked · 1 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts1
Inline scripts2
Embedded frames0
External script hosts0

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domaincointelegraph.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredOct 17, 2013
Domain age12 years
ExpiresOct 17, 2029
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address104.18.197.52
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNCloudflare
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://cointelegraph.com/
Endpoint104.18.197.52
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface22 records · 2 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals1 security headers · 4 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size413,931 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources1 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 3 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WE1
Valid fromSep 28, 2026
Valid untilDec 27, 2026
Certificate names*.ua.cointelegraph.com · cointelegraph.com · ua.cointelegraph.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A104.18.197.52TTL —
A104.18.198.52TTL —
AAAA2606:4700::6812:c534TTL —
AAAA2606:4700::6812:c634TTL —
NSjason.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NStara.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX30 aspmx2.googlemail.comTTL —
MX30 aspmx3.googlemail.comTTL —
TXT2a3f7189edffbbc5d3e608681978b0deTTL —
TXTahrefs-site-verification_30955a0f15475ddc52124a6d6766c9f3ad15a1ed79ae183bdf24dbd2d0e394e5TTL —
TXTahrefs-site-verification_c24ee71e823434bec57cccad6b908b91744a6c5f3e5a02c051854e702b12e844TTL —
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=m6kYOe7wSd65B3OgaHvFb0wiyu8rQq84MGoxJcVEBXtdfsdUjsRXs7y8XrNba6WaTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=67VVL0E-EylgvfVRaQdfyYc-tPW1BhebYlArItrBhqQTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=D16g9kcBExCqb99IPfMp5aS2kJn38MqmwPdYI7ExHU8TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=jqLjRcWVfGod6leLX4MAYWzbHX6W2Z5zpJ8nMqe3w_ITTL —
TXTloaderio=e1776a465a656132a33272089604f5e3TTL —
TXTMS=B168769AC8FCF1863C834779BD0735F2DBDA2E66TTL —
TXTv=DMARC1; p=reject; sp=reject; rua=mailto:g8pvspca@ag.us.dmarcian.com,mailto:dmarc@cointelegraph.com; ruf=mailto:dmarc@cointelegraph.com; fo=1; ri=86400;TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.mailersend.net include:_spf.mlsend.com include:amazonses.com -allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

1 observed
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Bootstrap 80% Cloudflare 98% Google Tag Manager 96% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

1 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-09-29T02:40:05.559Z.

No supported library version was identified in the sampled files. This does not establish that the scripts are safe.

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Founded in 2013, Cointelegraph is a leading independent digital media resource covering a wide range of news on blockchain technology, digital assets, AI, NFTs, and emerging fintech trends.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleCointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News
First headingCointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News
DescriptionThe most recent news about crypto industry at Cointelegraph. Latest news about bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain, mining, cryptocurrency prices and more
Canonical URLhttps://cointelegraph.com/
Final URLhttps://cointelegraph.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/us-sec-cftc-crypto-regulation-few-commissionersAbout page detectedhttps://cointelegraph.com/aboutSupport page detectedhttps://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/privy-expands-support-for-tron-with-enhanced-wallet-and-payment-infrastructure-for-developers
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
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missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
22100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

Premium monitoring

Catch downtime and security changes automatically

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

A comparison will appear after the next completed scan.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
quiet-anchor-wave-284

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

Website icon for cointelegraph.com

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of cointelegraph.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about cointelegraph.com

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Is cointelegraph.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 74/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on cointelegraph.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was cointelegraph.com registered?

The public registry record shows Oct 17, 2013. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did cointelegraph.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does cointelegraph.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.